STATE v. SIMS

No. 105,931.

280 P.3d 780 (2012)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Essex SIMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

July 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl F.A. Maughan , of Maughan & Maughan, L.C., of Wichita, was on the brief for appellant.

Lesley A. Isherwood , assistant district attorney, Nola Tedesco Foulston , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by BILES, J.:

Essex Sims directly appeals the summary denial of his pro se motion to correct an illegal sentence. He asserts five claims of error. Four challenge his convictions, not his sentence, and the fifth contends the district court's order was unclear as to whether his sentences were consecutive or concurrent. We affirm the district court's summary denial. A motion to correct an illegal sentence cannot be used to challenge...

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